Synonyms: Sodium Tetradecene Sulfonate; Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate; C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts; ¤¤odium alpha-olefin (c14-16) sulfonate; sodium alpha olefin sulphonate; sodyum alfa olefin sülfonat; sulphonate; sulfonate; sodyum alfa olefinsülfonat; sodyum alfaolefin sülfonat; sodium alfa olefin sulfonat; sodium alphaolefin sulphonate; sodyumalfa olefinsülfonat; sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate;C14-C16-Alkanehydroxysulfonic acids sodium salts;Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts;alpha-OlefinC14-C16,sulfonated,sodiumsalt;SODIUMC14-16OLEFINSULPHONATE;SODIUMC14-16ALPHAOLEFINSULFONATE;C14-16-ALKANEHYDROXYANDC14-16-ALKENESULPHONICACIDS,SODIUMSALTS;Sodium olefin-(C14-C16)-sulfonate
Ionic surfactants which contain hydrophobic hydrocarbon group connected with one or several hydrophilic groups dissociate into a positively charged cation and a negatively charged anion in an aqueous solution. If the head is negatively charged to carry the surface active properties, it is called anionic surfactant, whereas a positively charged head is the carrier of the surface active properties in cationic surfactants. Typically cationic surfactants are based on the nitrogen atom carrying the cationic charge such as amine and quaternary ammonium product.
Cationic surfactant is considered to be poor cleaners but it contributes to the fabric softening, the disinfecting properties, and the grease-water interfacial tension reducing. Cationic surfactants include quaternary ammonium compounds, amines (primary, secondary, tertiary, diamines, polyamines, amine salts), imidazoline compounds, betaine compounds, and esterquats.
Anionic surfactant is the widely used type of surface active agent for laundry detergents, liquid cleaners and shampoos due to excellent cleaning properties particularly effective at oily soil cleaning and oil/clay soil suspension. Anionic surfactants are deactivated in many hard water. To prevent deactivation, builders should be dosed. Anionic surfactant is used as a emulsifier in cosmetics, tooth paste, cream, shampoo, and acrylic binder. Common soap is an anionic surfactant. Carboxylate, sulfate, sulfonate and phosphate are the polar groups in anionic surfactants. Anionic surfactants include alkyl benzene sulfonate, fatty acid salts, sodium lauryl sulfate, alkyl sulfate salts, sodium lauryl ether sulfate, alpha-olefin sulfonates, phosphate esters, sulphosuccinates, alkyl phenol ether sulfates, and isethionates.
Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate is used as a foaming agent combining cleaning activity for liquid soaps, washing compounds and liquid detergents. It provides acid resistance and biodegrability. It is used in emulsion polymerization.
